3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
Approach - 3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
Sheryl - 3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
Ptarmigan Peak is a 4,839-foot (1,475 m) mountain in the Chugach Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska. Its north face is extremely steep and is sometimes attempted by mountaineers. Hikers generally reach the mountain's summit from the less steep southern side, often via the west ridge that begins at Ptarmigan Pass. In winter, ski mountaineering is also possible on the mountain.In 1997, 14 members of a mountaineering expedition from the University of Alaska Anchorage (two instructors and twelve students) fell 1,000 feet down the mountain's north face. Two people died, and 11 more were seriously injured.Ref: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptarmigan_Peak_">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptarmigan_Peak_</a>(Alaska)
Traverse - 3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
205 Route - 3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
Belaying - 3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
The Talkeetna Mountains (Dghelaay tahwt’aene in Ahtna) (62°2′N 147°54′W) are a mountain range in Alaska. The Matanuska and Susitna River valleys, with towns such as Trapper Creek, Talkeetna, Wasilla, Palmer, Sutton, and Chickaloon, roughly bound the Talkeetnas in the westerly parts of the range. Sovereign Mountain rises to 8,849 feet (2,697 m) in the remote and heavily glaciated central part of the range. The east side of the range fronts a broad, about 100 miles (160 km) wide, lake-studded lowland of forests and swamps, across which rises the gigantic Mount Wrangell (14,163 feet (4,317 m)) volcanic edifice. Alaska Highway 4 runs northward through this lowland. Hundreds of miles to the west Alaska Highway 3 runs along the western side of the Talkeetna range, with the Alaska Range directly west. Alaska Highway 1, running along the southern front of the Talkeetna Mountains, lies mainly in a valley marking a tectonic divide between the Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks of the accretionary wedge, island-arc, and basement rocks in the Peninsular terrane (and other terranes forming the Talkeetna Mountains), and the Chugach Mountains in the Chugach terrane to the south. The range stretches as much as a hundred miles north to south. Alaska Highway 8, seasonal and unpaved, passes over highlands rising to above 4,000 feet (1,200 m), north of the Talkeetnas.Hatcher Pass, a seasonal highway pass across the southwestern corner of the range, provides views into the glaciated interior of the range, and is the location of Independence Mine State Historical Park.The majority of the land is state-owned, and it is home to many large mammals including grizzly/brown bears, black bears, moose, caribou, wolves, wolverines, and Dall sheep.Notable PeaksTroublemint and Doublemint PeaksSovereign Mountain (8849 ft.)White Knight Peak (8450 ft.)Tyrant's Tor (8150 ft.)Mount Apollo (7950 ft.)Mount Monarch (7108 ft.)Granite Peak (6729 ft.)[Lava Mountain (6620 ft.)Gunsight Mountain (6441 ft.)Mount Watana (6255 ft.)Sheep Mountain (6223 ft.)Notable GlaciersPenny Royal GlacierChickaloon GlacierTalkeetna GlacierMint GlacierSnowbird GlacierBomber GlacierPenny Royal GlacierRef: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talkeetna_Mountains
Sheryl & Friend - 3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
Good Friend - 3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
Abseiling (/ˈæbseɪl/ AB-sayl or /ˈɑːpzaɪl/ AHP-zyle; from German abseilen 'to rope down'), also known as rappelling (/ˈræpɛl/ RAP-pell or /rəˈpɛl/ rə-PELL; from French rappeler 'to recall, to pull through'), is the controlled descent of a steep slope, such as a rock face, by moving down a rope. When abseiling, the person descending controls their own movement down the rope, in contrast to lowering off, in which the rope attached to the person descending is paid out by their belayer.The technique is used by climbers, mountaineers, cavers, canyoners, search and rescue and rope access technicians to descend cliffs or slopes when they are too steep and/or dangerous to descend without protection. Many climbers use this technique to protect established anchors from damage. Rope access technicians also use this as a method to access difficult-to-reach areas from above for various industrial applications like maintenance, construction, inspection and welding.To descend safely, abseilers use a variety of techniques to increase the friction on the rope to the point where it can be controlled comfortably. These techniques range from wrapping the rope around their body (e.g. the Dülfersitz technique) to using custom-built devices like a rack or a figure of 8. Practitioners choose a technique based on speed, safety, weight and other circumstantial concerns.In the United States, the term "rappelling" is used. In the United Kingdom, both terms are understood, but "abseiling" is more common. In Australia, New Zealand and Canada, the two terms are used interchangeably. Globally, the term "rappelling" appears in books written in English more often than "abseiling".Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abseiling1
Sheryl | Rappelling 2/2 - 3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
The Independence Mines, now Independence Mine State Historic Park, is the site of a former gold mining operation in the Talkeetna Mountains, across Hatcher Pass from Palmer, Alaska. The area's mining history dates to at least 1897, when active claims were reported in the vicinity of Fishook Creek. These early mining efforts were eventually joined to form the Wasilla Mining Company, which worked the mines from 1934 to 1943, and again from 1948 to 1950. The mining operation at Independence was the second-largest hard-rock gold mining operation in the state, after a larger site near Juneau. The company and the miners that preceded it built a substantial mining camp, with as many as sixteen wood-frame buildings, which were originally connected to each other by sheltered wooden "tunnels". When the company ended operations in 1950, it had expected to eventually resume operations, but never did; this resulted in a particularly well-preserved collection of mining equipment and buildings, although the weather has since taken a significant toll on the latter.The mining camp was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The land was donated to the state in 1980, which established a state historic park on the site.Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Mines
3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
Sheryl - 3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
Me at 29 (thanks to whoever took the photo) - 3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
Looking back at peak - 3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
Heading Home (I snuck my pack into photo) - 3/1985 AWS Pinnacle Peak Climb
